Patricia.
@dotsandis.bsky.social
Make cards for family with various stamps and craft dies. Novice short story writer. (None that are published as yet. Just poetry.)
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Good Morning fab followers and thank you. We wish you all a very safe and happy Wednesday. Take care out there please. Loving you all xx💃🪗🕺
January 28, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Good Morning fab followers and thank you. We wish you all a very safe and happy Wednesday. Take care out there please. Loving you all xx💃🪗🕺
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“Intrigue and conspiracies abound to make this a page-turner” (Amazon reviewer) 👇🐬 ✨📚 #ScienceThriller #Dolphins #BookSky #ReaderSky
Hundreds of dolphins are beached and dying—pitting scientists racing to avert an ecological catastrophe against a shadowy cadre of military men out to protect national security interests from an imminent threat.
WENDALL’S LULLABY: a.co/d/4dO6BVl
WENDALL’S LULLABY: a.co/d/4dO6BVl
January 24, 2026 at 6:35 PM
“Intrigue and conspiracies abound to make this a page-turner” (Amazon reviewer) 👇🐬 ✨📚 #ScienceThriller #Dolphins #BookSky #ReaderSky
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Good Morning everyone. We’ve danced outside this Chester pub many times. It’s a nice place! We hope you can all have a great Tuesday. Loving you all, be careful out there. Xx😊🪗💃🕺
January 20, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Good Morning everyone. We’ve danced outside this Chester pub many times. It’s a nice place! We hope you can all have a great Tuesday. Loving you all, be careful out there. Xx😊🪗💃🕺
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Happy New Year to everyone from Shrewsbury Morris Dancers. 2026 sees Shrewsbury Morris celebrating 50 years of dancing in and around Shrewsbury and sometimes further afield too. A great team of people who meet together every week and share a lot of fun and friendship. 😊👍💃🕺🪗
January 13, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Happy New Year to everyone from Shrewsbury Morris Dancers. 2026 sees Shrewsbury Morris celebrating 50 years of dancing in and around Shrewsbury and sometimes further afield too. A great team of people who meet together every week and share a lot of fun and friendship. 😊👍💃🕺🪗
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Beat the winter blues with indoor gardening, your sunny windowsill is prime real estate.
🌶️ Start Chillis & Peppers now for a summer harvest.
🥗 Grow Microgreens for fresh salads in just 7-14 days.
🌿 Herbs like Basil & Chives thrive in the light.
Start your "itch to grow" today! 🍅✨
🌶️ Start Chillis & Peppers now for a summer harvest.
🥗 Grow Microgreens for fresh salads in just 7-14 days.
🌿 Herbs like Basil & Chives thrive in the light.
Start your "itch to grow" today! 🍅✨
January 13, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Beat the winter blues with indoor gardening, your sunny windowsill is prime real estate.
🌶️ Start Chillis & Peppers now for a summer harvest.
🥗 Grow Microgreens for fresh salads in just 7-14 days.
🌿 Herbs like Basil & Chives thrive in the light.
Start your "itch to grow" today! 🍅✨
🌶️ Start Chillis & Peppers now for a summer harvest.
🥗 Grow Microgreens for fresh salads in just 7-14 days.
🌿 Herbs like Basil & Chives thrive in the light.
Start your "itch to grow" today! 🍅✨
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5 Great Sci-Fi Masterpieces Hidden on Prime Video (#2 Still Needs a Sequel) buff.ly/YWyt1Vk
Thanks to the sheer breadth of the library, there is something for every sci-fi fan, but it's easy to miss great movies. This list features adaptations derived from HG Wells and George Orwell. #SciFi #Film
Thanks to the sheer breadth of the library, there is something for every sci-fi fan, but it's easy to miss great movies. This list features adaptations derived from HG Wells and George Orwell. #SciFi #Film
5 Great Sci-Fi Masterpieces Hidden on Prime Video (#2 Still Needs a Sequel)
Buried in the avalanche of content on Prime Video, there are a few hidden sci-fi gems that are straight-up masterpieces.
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January 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
5 Great Sci-Fi Masterpieces Hidden on Prime Video (#2 Still Needs a Sequel) buff.ly/YWyt1Vk
Thanks to the sheer breadth of the library, there is something for every sci-fi fan, but it's easy to miss great movies. This list features adaptations derived from HG Wells and George Orwell. #SciFi #Film
Thanks to the sheer breadth of the library, there is something for every sci-fi fan, but it's easy to miss great movies. This list features adaptations derived from HG Wells and George Orwell. #SciFi #Film
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A Martian armada heads for Earth at Christmas 1913 and a new invasion begins!
Fans of The War Of The Worlds - don't miss The Martian Diaries 3-part sequel in books or audiobooks with bespoke music & sounds.
Samples & buy links www.martiandiaries.com
#SciFiBooks #Audiobooks #BookSky
Fans of The War Of The Worlds - don't miss The Martian Diaries 3-part sequel in books or audiobooks with bespoke music & sounds.
Samples & buy links www.martiandiaries.com
#SciFiBooks #Audiobooks #BookSky
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A Martian armada heads for Earth at Christmas 1913 and a new invasion begins!
Fans of The War Of The Worlds - don't miss The Martian Diaries 3-part sequel in books or audiobooks with bespoke music & sounds.
Samples & buy links www.martiandiaries.com
#SciFiBooks #Audiobooks #BookSky
Fans of The War Of The Worlds - don't miss The Martian Diaries 3-part sequel in books or audiobooks with bespoke music & sounds.
Samples & buy links www.martiandiaries.com
#SciFiBooks #Audiobooks #BookSky
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Need a gift for a fan of The War Of The Worlds? They're sure to appreciate this award-winning 3-part sequel in books or audiobooks featuring bespoke music and immersive sound effects.
Hear/read samples & see buy links here www.martiandiaries.com
#SciFiBooks #Audiobooks #BookSky #ReaderSky
Hear/read samples & see buy links here www.martiandiaries.com
#SciFiBooks #Audiobooks #BookSky #ReaderSky
December 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Need a gift for a fan of The War Of The Worlds? They're sure to appreciate this award-winning 3-part sequel in books or audiobooks featuring bespoke music and immersive sound effects.
Hear/read samples & see buy links here www.martiandiaries.com
#SciFiBooks #Audiobooks #BookSky #ReaderSky
Hear/read samples & see buy links here www.martiandiaries.com
#SciFiBooks #Audiobooks #BookSky #ReaderSky
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📣 Our plant nurseries in Kings Heath and Cofton are open through the winter!
Kings Heath has a workshop on Saturday 29 November for Christmas table arrangement and wreath making🎄
🌻 Shop open 9am-4pm
Demonstration and workshop 10-1pm
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Kings Heath has a workshop on Saturday 29 November for Christmas table arrangement and wreath making🎄
🌻 Shop open 9am-4pm
Demonstration and workshop 10-1pm
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November 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
📣 Our plant nurseries in Kings Heath and Cofton are open through the winter!
Kings Heath has a workshop on Saturday 29 November for Christmas table arrangement and wreath making🎄
🌻 Shop open 9am-4pm
Demonstration and workshop 10-1pm
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Kings Heath has a workshop on Saturday 29 November for Christmas table arrangement and wreath making🎄
🌻 Shop open 9am-4pm
Demonstration and workshop 10-1pm
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"Because Mr Peterson was much smaller than Sir John. He was bound to lose if it came to a fight. The only way to better him would have been to take him by surprise."
"And his motive?"
"Is it not obvious?"
George shrugged.
"Read my many treatises. Tomorrow I shall test you."
"Because Mr Peterson was much smaller than Sir John. He was bound to lose if it came to a fight. The only way to better him would have been to take him by surprise."
"And his motive?"
"Is it not obvious?"
George shrugged.
"Read my many treatises. Tomorrow I shall test you."
December 6, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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"Because Mr Peterson was much smaller than Sir John. He was bound to lose if it came to a fight. The only way to better him would have been to take him by surprise."
"And his motive?"
"Is it not obvious?"
George shrugged.
"Read my many treatises. Tomorrow I shall test you."
"Because Mr Peterson was much smaller than Sir John. He was bound to lose if it came to a fight. The only way to better him would have been to take him by surprise."
"And his motive?"
"Is it not obvious?"
George shrugged.
"Read my many treatises. Tomorrow I shall test you."
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Wednesday December 6, 1854.
George scratched his head. "So you think Mr Peterson scarpered from the Diorama of his own accord then met up with Sir John...to do what? Blackmail him?"
"That may have been the excuse. But I think he was already planning to murder him."
"Why?"
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George scratched his head. "So you think Mr Peterson scarpered from the Diorama of his own accord then met up with Sir John...to do what? Blackmail him?"
"That may have been the excuse. But I think he was already planning to murder him."
"Why?"
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December 6, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Wednesday December 6, 1854.
George scratched his head. "So you think Mr Peterson scarpered from the Diorama of his own accord then met up with Sir John...to do what? Blackmail him?"
"That may have been the excuse. But I think he was already planning to murder him."
"Why?"
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George scratched his head. "So you think Mr Peterson scarpered from the Diorama of his own accord then met up with Sir John...to do what? Blackmail him?"
"That may have been the excuse. But I think he was already planning to murder him."
"Why?"
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Here ends Octavius Guy's daily journals for now.
Thank you to everyone who read and responded so enthusiastically to our boy detective's posts over the years. Have a great life. 🙏
Thank you to everyone who read and responded so enthusiastically to our boy detective's posts over the years. Have a great life. 🙏
December 6, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Here ends Octavius Guy's daily journals for now.
Thank you to everyone who read and responded so enthusiastically to our boy detective's posts over the years. Have a great life. 🙏
Thank you to everyone who read and responded so enthusiastically to our boy detective's posts over the years. Have a great life. 🙏
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"I thought you would like to know," the sergeant began, refusing the seat that George tried to offer him, "our bird Peterson has flown the coop."
"He will no doubt resurface at some point, sir. He must if he wishes to inherit."
"Ah." Sergeant Gray nodded in appreciation.
"I thought you would like to know," the sergeant began, refusing the seat that George tried to offer him, "our bird Peterson has flown the coop."
"He will no doubt resurface at some point, sir. He must if he wishes to inherit."
"Ah." Sergeant Gray nodded in appreciation.
December 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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"I thought you would like to know," the sergeant began, refusing the seat that George tried to offer him, "our bird Peterson has flown the coop."
"He will no doubt resurface at some point, sir. He must if he wishes to inherit."
"Ah." Sergeant Gray nodded in appreciation.
"I thought you would like to know," the sergeant began, refusing the seat that George tried to offer him, "our bird Peterson has flown the coop."
"He will no doubt resurface at some point, sir. He must if he wishes to inherit."
"Ah." Sergeant Gray nodded in appreciation.
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Tuesday December 5, 1854.
The wit of a clerk who led Sergeant Gray to my office poked his head round the door before opening it fully.
"They've come to take you away," he jested, though no one laughed, not even the good sergeant, who seemed ready to cuff the fool's ear. 1/2
The wit of a clerk who led Sergeant Gray to my office poked his head round the door before opening it fully.
"They've come to take you away," he jested, though no one laughed, not even the good sergeant, who seemed ready to cuff the fool's ear. 1/2
December 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Tuesday December 5, 1854.
The wit of a clerk who led Sergeant Gray to my office poked his head round the door before opening it fully.
"They've come to take you away," he jested, though no one laughed, not even the good sergeant, who seemed ready to cuff the fool's ear. 1/2
The wit of a clerk who led Sergeant Gray to my office poked his head round the door before opening it fully.
"They've come to take you away," he jested, though no one laughed, not even the good sergeant, who seemed ready to cuff the fool's ear. 1/2
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We both agreed that Mr Peterson was now a man to be watched very closely. I gave him his address, which seemed to placate him somewhat.
The big question was how Sergeant Gray had been able to find me on a Sunday?
Had he been watching me???
We both agreed that Mr Peterson was now a man to be watched very closely. I gave him his address, which seemed to placate him somewhat.
The big question was how Sergeant Gray had been able to find me on a Sunday?
Had he been watching me???
December 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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We both agreed that Mr Peterson was now a man to be watched very closely. I gave him his address, which seemed to placate him somewhat.
The big question was how Sergeant Gray had been able to find me on a Sunday?
Had he been watching me???
We both agreed that Mr Peterson was now a man to be watched very closely. I gave him his address, which seemed to placate him somewhat.
The big question was how Sergeant Gray had been able to find me on a Sunday?
Had he been watching me???
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Monday December 4, 1854.
Directly after yesterday's service I'd told Sergeant Gray all about the plan I'd hatched to unmask Sir John. He could hardly refuse to believe me since two officers of the court (Mr Death and my own employer) had been present.
He didn't take it well.
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Directly after yesterday's service I'd told Sergeant Gray all about the plan I'd hatched to unmask Sir John. He could hardly refuse to believe me since two officers of the court (Mr Death and my own employer) had been present.
He didn't take it well.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Monday December 4, 1854.
Directly after yesterday's service I'd told Sergeant Gray all about the plan I'd hatched to unmask Sir John. He could hardly refuse to believe me since two officers of the court (Mr Death and my own employer) had been present.
He didn't take it well.
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Directly after yesterday's service I'd told Sergeant Gray all about the plan I'd hatched to unmask Sir John. He could hardly refuse to believe me since two officers of the court (Mr Death and my own employer) had been present.
He didn't take it well.
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"Let me guess. That of a young man?"
"No." The way he said it so bluntly made my blood run cold. "It was the body of Sir John Geeson."
"Sir John?" I gasped.
Sergeant Gray's eyes drilled through me as the vicar droned on.
"Who wanted him dead?" he asked.
Me, not that I said so.
"Let me guess. That of a young man?"
"No." The way he said it so bluntly made my blood run cold. "It was the body of Sir John Geeson."
"Sir John?" I gasped.
Sergeant Gray's eyes drilled through me as the vicar droned on.
"Who wanted him dead?" he asked.
Me, not that I said so.
December 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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"Let me guess. That of a young man?"
"No." The way he said it so bluntly made my blood run cold. "It was the body of Sir John Geeson."
"Sir John?" I gasped.
Sergeant Gray's eyes drilled through me as the vicar droned on.
"Who wanted him dead?" he asked.
Me, not that I said so.
"Let me guess. That of a young man?"
"No." The way he said it so bluntly made my blood run cold. "It was the body of Sir John Geeson."
"Sir John?" I gasped.
Sergeant Gray's eyes drilled through me as the vicar droned on.
"Who wanted him dead?" he asked.
Me, not that I said so.
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Sunday December 3, 1854.
The commotion occurred just as we were sitting after mumbling the Lord's Prayer. No less than the good Inspector Gray was forcing his way along the pew towards me.
"A body was fished out of the Thames last night," he whispered as he sat down next to me.
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The commotion occurred just as we were sitting after mumbling the Lord's Prayer. No less than the good Inspector Gray was forcing his way along the pew towards me.
"A body was fished out of the Thames last night," he whispered as he sat down next to me.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Sunday December 3, 1854.
The commotion occurred just as we were sitting after mumbling the Lord's Prayer. No less than the good Inspector Gray was forcing his way along the pew towards me.
"A body was fished out of the Thames last night," he whispered as he sat down next to me.
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The commotion occurred just as we were sitting after mumbling the Lord's Prayer. No less than the good Inspector Gray was forcing his way along the pew towards me.
"A body was fished out of the Thames last night," he whispered as he sat down next to me.
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Saturday December 2, 1854.
As I worked my way through my breakfast kipper I wondered how many days it would be before Mr Peterson's body turned up.
That he was complicit in his own disappearance seemed obvious. What had Sir John offered him? Money?
As I worked my way through my breakfast kipper I wondered how many days it would be before Mr Peterson's body turned up.
That he was complicit in his own disappearance seemed obvious. What had Sir John offered him? Money?
December 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Saturday December 2, 1854.
As I worked my way through my breakfast kipper I wondered how many days it would be before Mr Peterson's body turned up.
That he was complicit in his own disappearance seemed obvious. What had Sir John offered him? Money?
As I worked my way through my breakfast kipper I wondered how many days it would be before Mr Peterson's body turned up.
That he was complicit in his own disappearance seemed obvious. What had Sir John offered him? Money?
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Friday December 1, 1854.
It's my seventeenth birthday, so I thought I'd be forgiven for doing very little to trace the unfortunate Mr Peterson.
I was wrong.
Both George and Mr Bruff had words with me. Telling them he'd signed his own death warrant would not have gone down well!
It's my seventeenth birthday, so I thought I'd be forgiven for doing very little to trace the unfortunate Mr Peterson.
I was wrong.
Both George and Mr Bruff had words with me. Telling them he'd signed his own death warrant would not have gone down well!
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Friday December 1, 1854.
It's my seventeenth birthday, so I thought I'd be forgiven for doing very little to trace the unfortunate Mr Peterson.
I was wrong.
Both George and Mr Bruff had words with me. Telling them he'd signed his own death warrant would not have gone down well!
It's my seventeenth birthday, so I thought I'd be forgiven for doing very little to trace the unfortunate Mr Peterson.
I was wrong.
Both George and Mr Bruff had words with me. Telling them he'd signed his own death warrant would not have gone down well!
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It seemed impossible. Every time I thought about it, it came back to that.
If it seemed impossible, then it probably was impossible.
My brain began ticking over with the two theories that presented themselves...both disastrous to the young Mr Peterson.
It seemed impossible. Every time I thought about it, it came back to that.
If it seemed impossible, then it probably was impossible.
My brain began ticking over with the two theories that presented themselves...both disastrous to the young Mr Peterson.
November 30, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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It seemed impossible. Every time I thought about it, it came back to that.
If it seemed impossible, then it probably was impossible.
My brain began ticking over with the two theories that presented themselves...both disastrous to the young Mr Peterson.
It seemed impossible. Every time I thought about it, it came back to that.
If it seemed impossible, then it probably was impossible.
My brain began ticking over with the two theories that presented themselves...both disastrous to the young Mr Peterson.
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Thursday November 30, 1854.
Frankly I considered my failure a slap in the face, a challenge to a duel that might as well have been delivered by Sir John himself.
How could he have whisked Mr Peterson away before six pairs of watching eyes, choosing the perfect moment to do so?
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Frankly I considered my failure a slap in the face, a challenge to a duel that might as well have been delivered by Sir John himself.
How could he have whisked Mr Peterson away before six pairs of watching eyes, choosing the perfect moment to do so?
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November 30, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Thursday November 30, 1854.
Frankly I considered my failure a slap in the face, a challenge to a duel that might as well have been delivered by Sir John himself.
How could he have whisked Mr Peterson away before six pairs of watching eyes, choosing the perfect moment to do so?
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Frankly I considered my failure a slap in the face, a challenge to a duel that might as well have been delivered by Sir John himself.
How could he have whisked Mr Peterson away before six pairs of watching eyes, choosing the perfect moment to do so?
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It was in that very moment that Sir John must have struck for, when I next looked, Mr Peterson was gone!
Even then I had hope, as I had stationed George and Bertha's young henchmen at the building's entrance.
And yet, when I reached them, they claimed they'd seen nothing.
It was in that very moment that Sir John must have struck for, when I next looked, Mr Peterson was gone!
Even then I had hope, as I had stationed George and Bertha's young henchmen at the building's entrance.
And yet, when I reached them, they claimed they'd seen nothing.
November 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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It was in that very moment that Sir John must have struck for, when I next looked, Mr Peterson was gone!
Even then I had hope, as I had stationed George and Bertha's young henchmen at the building's entrance.
And yet, when I reached them, they claimed they'd seen nothing.
It was in that very moment that Sir John must have struck for, when I next looked, Mr Peterson was gone!
Even then I had hope, as I had stationed George and Bertha's young henchmen at the building's entrance.
And yet, when I reached them, they claimed they'd seen nothing.
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The Diorama, across from the Zoological Gardens, was surprisingly busy for a Wednesday afternoon.
Mr Peterson stood in front of a tableau of the pyramids at Giza, stiff and ill at ease.
Mr Bruff and I lingered at the side of the next exhibit, entitled, "Let Them Eat Cake."
The Diorama, across from the Zoological Gardens, was surprisingly busy for a Wednesday afternoon.
Mr Peterson stood in front of a tableau of the pyramids at Giza, stiff and ill at ease.
Mr Bruff and I lingered at the side of the next exhibit, entitled, "Let Them Eat Cake."
November 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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The Diorama, across from the Zoological Gardens, was surprisingly busy for a Wednesday afternoon.
Mr Peterson stood in front of a tableau of the pyramids at Giza, stiff and ill at ease.
Mr Bruff and I lingered at the side of the next exhibit, entitled, "Let Them Eat Cake."
The Diorama, across from the Zoological Gardens, was surprisingly busy for a Wednesday afternoon.
Mr Peterson stood in front of a tableau of the pyramids at Giza, stiff and ill at ease.
Mr Bruff and I lingered at the side of the next exhibit, entitled, "Let Them Eat Cake."